Ismael Israel Mengs (1690 – 26 December 1765) was a Danish portrait painter.

Ismael Mengs
Portrait by his son Anton Raphael Mengs (c. 1747–1748)
Born	1690 (1690) Copenhagen, Denmark–Norway
Died	December 26, 1765(1765-12-26) (aged 74–75) Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Charlotte Burmann ​ (m. 1720)​ [1]
Children	Anton Raphael Mengs Therese Concordia Maron Julia Charlotte Mengs

Born in Copenhagen into a family of Jewish descent,[1] he learned the art of miniature- and enamel-painting in Lübeck, and then traveled through Germany, Italy, and Austria. He earned a scant livelihood until 1764, when he was appointed professor at the Academy of Art in Dresden, and court painter to August III, from whom he received an annuity.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Cramer, Frank (1904). "Mengs, Ismael Israel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 492.

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